Jul 13 – National Moment: NL Wins for First time Since 1996 with 3-1 Triumph over AL Squad

NL will Have World Series Home Field Advantage Anaheim, CA) – Well all good things must come to an end.  And for Derek Jeter another first.  First time in his 11 times as an All-Star he was on the losing side.  A bases-clearing double by Atlanta’s Brian McCann in the 7th inning off of Chicago’s [...]

Jul 13 – Mid-Point: Ortiz Wins HR Derby, Yanks Rest Up

Big Papi Defeats Hanley Ramirez in 2010 Derby (Anaheim, CA) – Hometown Favorite Nick Swisher did not get out of the first round with his 4 homers but still did NY proud with his effort.  In the end one of the ‘old timers’ won it as Boston’s David Ortiz paced himself well and took advantage [...]

Apr 7 – One for the Thumb: North Carolina Overpowers MSU 89-72

Take 5th National Title in Front of Largest Crowd Ever (Detroit, MI) – The North Carolina Tar Heels worked their strategy to perfection:  take the Michigan-partisan crowd out of the game early.  With only 6 minutes into the game the Tar Heels had a 20-point lead over the stunned MSU Spartans and the crowd was [...]

Mar 24 – Rising Sun: Japan Wins WBC Title for 2nd Time

Ichiro Knocks in Game Winner in the 10th as Japan Defeats Korea 5-3 (Los Angeles, CA) – The 2009 World baseball Classic ended with the same results as the 2006:  Japanese Champions.  MLB.Com carried a great report on the game. This time Japan can thank old faithful Ichiro Suzuki for the victory. The 35-year-old Mariners [...]

Mar 23 – News Roundup

(Tampa, FL) – In matching steps the Yanks lost and Team USA lost on a busy Sunday, especially with the NCAA Sweet 16 reaching its final members.   A recap of various team and player related news follows: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————– The Yanks 9-game winning streak ended Sunday when they lost to the Tampa Rays 5-0 behind some [...]

Mar 17 – Drama in Miami: Team USA Comes From Behind to Advance

Three Runs in the Bottom of the Ninth Finishes Puerto Rico 6-5 (Miami, FL) – Team USA pulled out all the stops.  Trailing by 2 in the bottom of the 9th they loaded the bases and got a walk to Kevin Youklis to make it 5-4 and then David Wright took a low fastball to [...]

Mar 15 – Team USA Fights Back, Tops Dutch 9-3

Facing Elimination, Americans Build an 8-0 Lead en Route to Win (New York, NY) – Team USA did what it had to do.  Jimmy Rollins led the way with a homer, triple and sac fly for a 2-4 night with 4 RBI’s as the USA knocked out the pesty Netherlands team.   Roy Oswalt gained [...]

Mar 15 – Team USA Crushed by Puerto Rico 11-1

Americans Faces Elimination vs. The Dutch (New York, NY) – Just like that Team USA is on the brink of elimination.  After winnings its first two games, they have now lost two in a row.  But this last loss in the second round versus Puerto Rico has them facing an elimination game vs. The Netherlands.  [...]

Mar 8 – Team USA Outslugs Canada 6-5

(New York, NY) – Team USA got off to a good start with a 6-5 victory over Team Canada in the opening game of the 2009 WBC.   Powered by a homer and 3 RBI’s from Brian McCann, along with dingers from Kevin Youklis and Adam Dunn, the Americans were able to offset long balls from [...]

Mar 2 – Team USA vs. Yanks

(Tampa, FL) – On Tuesday March 3rd (or tomorrow) the Yanks will host the Team USA squad for the WBC at Steinbrenner Field.  Derek Jeter will be playing for Team USA and the match should be an interesting one.  While these exhibition games essentially ‘do not matter’  it is expected to be competitive.  Here is [...]